The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy

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Author

Thompson, C. J. S. (Charles John Samuel), 1862-1943

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Produced by Clarity, eagkw and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

R: Medicine

Subject

Pharmacy -- History

Category

Text

eBook-No.

47004

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47004

Release Date

September 29, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE MYSTERY AND ROMANCE OF ALCHEMY AND PHARMACY
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.PART I. — CHAPTER I. THE DAWN OF THE ART OF HEALING. — CHAPTER II. THE WIZARDS OF EARLY GREECE. — CHAPTER III. THE WIZARDS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. — CHAPTER IV. THE FATHERS OF MEDICINE. — CHAPTER V. THE EARLY AGE OF GREEK AND ROMAN PHARMACY. — CHAPTER VI. ALCHEMY—THE ALCHEMISTS. — The Symbols of the Alchemists. — CHAPTER VII. THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE. — CHAPTER VIII. THE BLACK ART AND OCCULT SCIENCES. — CHAPTER IX. THE ART OF FORETELLING. — CHAPTER X. BLACK MAGIC. — Taking the Oath. — CHAPTER XI. SUPERSTITION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON MEDICINE. — CHAPTER XII. LOVE PHILTRES. — CHAPTER XIII. THE PIONEERS OF PHARMACY AND BOTANY—PHYSIC GARDENS. — CHAPTER XIV. AMULETS, TALISMANS AND CHARMS. — CHAPTER XV. MONK PHYSICIANS—ITINERANT DOCTORS—SURGERY IN THE MIDDLE AGES. — CHAPTER XVI. PLANT LORE, DRUG CHARMS, AND FOLK MEDICINE. — CHAPTER XVII. MUMMIES AND THEIR USE IN MEDICINE—THE UNICORN. — CHAPTER XVIII. — CHAPTER XIX. PHARMACY IN THE TIME OF QUEEN ELIZABETH. — CHAPTER XX. FAMOUS EMPIRICS AND THEIR NOSTRUMS. — CHAPTER XXI. THE ANTIQUITY AND HISTORY OF THE MORTAR.
5. 5.PART II. ALCHEMY AND PHARMACY IN LITERATURE. — CHAPTER I. CHAUCER. — CHAPTER II. SHAKESPEARE. — CHAPTER III. SPENSER. — CHAPTER IV. GOETHE. — CHAPTER V. LE SAGE. — CHAPTER VI. BEN JONSON. — CHAPTER VII. SIR WALTER SCOTT. — CHAPTER VIII. DUMAS. — CHAPTER IX. READE. — CHAPTER X. — DICKENS. — THACKERAY. — CHAPTER XI. MARRYAT.
6. 6.FOOTNOTES:

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